Nest architecture of the stingless bee Geotrigona subterranea (Friese,1901) (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Meliponini)

Biota Neotropica

Fernando Mendes Barbosa²  Rogério Marcos De Oliveira Alves¹  Bruno De Almeida Souza¹  Carlos Alfredo Lopes De Carvalho¹ 

[1] ,Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Norte de Minas Gerais Setor de Zootecnia Januária MG ,Brasil

关键词: bionomy;    nesting;    stingless bee;    mombuca bee;    bionomia;    nidificação;    abelha sem ferrão;    abelha Mombuca;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S1676-06032013000100017

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

We located ten nests of Geotrigona subterranea in the transition area between Cerrado and Caatinga within the municipalities of Lontra and Januária, state of Minas Gerais, southeastern Brazil. We collected the nests to study their architecture in detail. In the present paper, we describe the general nest structure of this bee species in terms of: number, shape and area of the combs; size of the brood cells; size of honey and pollen pots; volume of honey and mass of pollen stored in closed pots; presence of inquiline species; and defensive characteristics. All nests were found in subterranean cavities. The nest structure of G. subterranea is similar to that of other congeneric species.

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